Sheet Music Downloads for Strings

Exciting and Intense from start to finish, Threshold doesn't hold back! Driving and fun, the work also has moments of lyrical expressiveness making it not only fun to play, but a great piece to teach!...

There is sometimes a lack of sensitive music at this grade level, which is why Twilight Smiling by Larry Clark is so great. Wonderful opportunities to teach expressive playing and phrasing, this lyric...

Even the youngest students get to play Vivaldi's beloved Four Seasons in this inventive arrangement. All string sections use tremolo and col legno in addition to fermatas, cesuras, and aleatoric eleme...

As the title implies, this piece is bold and aggressive and something that very young musicians will enjoy. Larry Clark knows how to write for beginning string players, and always with something fun a...

Using only the first six notes of the D scale, composer/arranger Tyler Arcari found a way to combine, in quodlibet, four classic carols into a delightful setting for the youngest of orchestra musician...

Your students will think the title is intriguing, but it basically says what it is, a dynamic new composition from composer Laura Estes for the least experienced players. Laura draws on her many years...

A bold and dynamic piece for the beginning String Orchestra's first concert from composer Laura Estes. Drawing from her many years of teaching beginners, Laura has crafted a piece that students will l...

Christina Huss's experience with middle school students over the years has certainly cemented her as a hero to all of us, and her love and passion for this age group is on full display in this joyous...

Written to describe the feeling of waking up after an annoying dream, Breaking Free is an intense concert opener. With semi-lyrical writing in the middle of the work, students will have an opportunity...

Commissioned by the Westport, CT Public Schools for the Bedford Middle School 8th Grade Orchestra of 2017-18, Mystic Lair is a piece influenced by many ideas from the students including such descripti...

The astrological sign of Gemini is important to the composer and his family. In addition to being born under the sign himself, the composer's father and sister are also Geminis. This piece, as a resul...

It has beeIt's been said that your wish will come true when you make it under the new moon." Composer Yukiko Nishimura has crafted a beautifully heartfelt work for young musicians. Lush harmonies and...

A loving portrait of life growing up in the pastoral foothills of Northern California, Colors of Home conveys a warm Americana feeling, featuring beautifully nuanced melodic themes and carefully craft...

Insomnia was inspired by the frustration and tension associated with a sleepless night. Using the phrygian mode, Insomnia has wide stylistic and dynamic ranges, representing a range of emotion before...

Dancing Waters by Sean O'loughlin evokes beautiful imagery of flowing water in this film-score like new work for String Orchestra. Audiences will be captivated and your musicians will ask to play it a...

Flowing with a lush harmonic pallette, The Horizon is an expressively lyrical experience. Composer Yukiko Nishimura writes "It is a work that I want you to play with a gentle heart throughout, while t...

Primrose Hill is a little slice of home. Beautiful, soaring melodies and lush, full-bodied harmony makes the orchestra sound huge. Brilliant scoring, solo sections, and all other manner of technique m...

Strollin' is a charming new work for String Orchestra, utilizing syncopation in 6/8 time. Written as a contemporary jazz piece, every voice is balanced with the other making this a great piece to rein...

Written to reflect the surface of water and its various changes, composer Yukiko Nishimura has created an effectual new work for string orchestra. Utilizing common *optional percussion instruments, th...

Written as an introspective piece, composer George Sweet lays bare his raw emotional talent in this new work for strings. Beautiful, intense harmonies and meaningful melodies will captivate your audie...

Everything is a beautiful new work by composer Larry Clark. Featuring the Harp and utilizing wonderful soloistic sections with the Violin, Everything has ample opportunity to work on many techniques w...

Drops of Sun was written to provide teaching opportunities around the concept of "composite rhythms". Composer Sean O'Loughlin writes "Throughout my career, I have always had a fascination with compos...

Written for the retirement of a master teacher, Yukiko's beautiful harmonic palette is on full display with this hauntingly beautiful work for string orchestra. Absolutely stunning and full of opportu...

Written to be lively and fun, composer Steven L. Rosenhaus has crafted a brilliant new work for string orchestra featuring the Harp. Compound meters will push your musicians and provide a perfect feel...

Brilliant, fresh and bright! Newcomer Liam Ramsey-White has created a piece that is truly luminous. Work on bell-tone techniques and harmonics as well as mixed-meter in this accessible grade 3 piece f...